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Shannon's fall auction, held October 24th, tops $3 million, with over 80 percent of 183 lots sold
MILFORD, Conn. - 19th century American art and American Impressionism drove stellar results in Shannon’s fall auction held October 24th. The sale totaled over $3 million, with 80 percent of the 183 lots selling. A new world auction record was set for Alfred T. Bricher for $337,500 (all prices reported include the buyer’s premium). Oil on canvas by Thomas Worthington Whittredge...
Author: southeastern , Category: Art, Posted on: 05-Nov-2024Paintings by Bricher, Lawson and Frieseke will headline Shannon's annual Fall Fine Art Auction, Oct. 24
MILFORD, Conn. - Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers will present their annual Fall Fine Art Auction on Thursday, October 24th, at 6 pm Eastern time. The sale will take place live online at shannons.com, with bidding also available by telephone and absentee. Oil on canvas painting by Ernest Lawson (Canadian/American, 1873-1939), titled Boat House, Winter, Harlem River (1918), signed and ...
Author: southeastern , Category: Art, Posted on: 15-Oct-2024Painting by Jean Jacques Henner sells for $27,225 in auctions held Sept. 12-13 by Ahlers & Ogletree
ATLANTA, Ga. – An oil on canvas figural rendering by French artist Jean Jacques Henner (1829-1905) sold for $27,225 and a pair of French mid-20th century bronze chinoiserie elephant table lamps lit up the room for $7,260 in back-to-back auctions held September 12th and 13th by Ahlers & Ogletree, online and live in the Atlanta gallery located at 1788 Ellsworth Industrial Boulevard NW. &n...
Author: southeastern , Category: Art, Posted on: 19-Sep-2024Poster Auctions International's Rare Posters Auction #93, July 11, has 410 lauded lithos and maquettes
NEW YORK, N.Y. –– The 93rd Rare Posters Auction from Poster Auctions International on Thursday, July 11 features rare and iconic images from a century of poster design. The collection includes Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Modern, and Contemporary lithographs as well as decorative panels, maquettes, and original works. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, L’Estampe Originale. 1895. Est: ...
Author: southeastern , Category: Art, Posted on: 24-Jun-2024American Impressionism brings strong results in Shannon's $2.5 million Spring Auction held May 2nd
MILFORD, Conn. - American Impressionism led strong results at Shannon’s Spring Auction on May 2nd. The 205-lot sale grossed $2.5 million and was over 80 percent sold. Notable prices were achieved for women artists, works on paper, Contemporary art and American Impressionism. All prices quoted include the buyer’s premium. 1953 collage by Esteban Vicente (American, 1903-2001), U...
Author: southeastern , Category: Art, Posted on: 13-May-2024Letters handwritten by acclaimed Nova Scotia folk artist Maud Lewis will be sold online April 13th
NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – In 1965, The Star Weekly magazine and CBC-TV both shone a spotlight on the little-known, self-taught Nova Scotia folk artist Maud Lewis (1901-1970). Her world suddenly changed. CaptionSheila Kinnear, the daughter of the late John H. Kinnear, holds a group of letters written to her father by the acclaimed Nova Scotia artist Maud Lewis. The let...
Author: southeastern , Category: Art, Posted on: 10-Apr-2024Oil painting by Frederick Carl Frieseke (1874-1939) brings $450,000 in Shannon's Fine Art Auction
MILFORD, Conn. - American paintings drove strong results in Shannon’s Fall Fine Art auction held October 26th. The 153-lot sale was nearly 90 percent sold and grossed $3 million. Fresh-to-the-market consignments attracted interest from across the country and internationally. Oil on canvas by Frederick Carl Frieseke (American, 1874-1939), titled Lady Trying on a Hat (1909), sig...
Author: southeastern , Category: Art, Posted on: 07-Nov-2023Maud Lewis ‘The Lobsterman’ painting once traded for a tie tack fetches more than $50,000 at auction
NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – A rare Maud Lewis (1903-1970) painting, traded by a London, Ontario artist in the 1970s to a London goldsmith for a tie tack, recently sold at auction for over $50,000. The late London, Ontario artist John Kinnear traded his Maud Lewis (1903-1970) painting titled The Lobsterman to jeweler John Ellington (pictured here) for a sapphire tie tack in...
Author: southeastern , Category: Art, Posted on: 31-Oct-2023Paintings by Canadian folk artists Maud Lewis, Joe Norris, Joe Sleep all do well in Miller & Miller auction
NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – As expected, the acclaimed Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis (1903-1970) dominated the list of top lots in Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd.’s online-only Folk Art auction on October 14th, but this time she shared the spotlight with two other Canadian luminaries – Joe Norris (1924-1996) and Joe Sleep (1914-1978). All three posted high dollars. ...
Author: southeastern , Category: Art, Posted on: 26-Oct-2023Two paintings by Daniel Garber (1880-1958) will be sold November 3rd by John McInnis Auctioneers
AMESBURY, Mass. – Two important oil paintings by the renowned Pennsylvania impressionist Daniel Garber (1880-1958) will be sold in a two-lot auction scheduled for Friday, November 3rd, at 1 pm Eastern time, by John McInnis Auctioneers, online and live in the Amesbury gallery at 76 Main Street. Internet bidding will be provided by LiveAuctioneers.com and Invaluable.com. Oil on canvas...
Author: southeastern , Category: Art, Posted on: 19-Oct-2023Categories
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